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jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what happened? >> well, with little fanfare, shep, u.s. and nate officials in afghanistan removed from their web site the month-to-month figure saying attacks by the taliban were down by 7% last year. there seemed to be a mistake. a mistake that led to administration officials making statements like this. >> violence levels have been trending downward in the last two years after five years of steady increases beginning in 2006. >> the problem is the attacks weren't trending downward. they were exactly the same as in 2011. an embarrassing admission by the pentagon that the the narrative about how the president's strategy in afghanistan was bearing fruit may have been misleading, shep. >> shepard: they must be making some case at the pentagon in their own defense. >> well, in essence, they blame the afghans. the afghan commanders supposedly forgot to submit their field reports about the attacks so the pentagon data was misleading. >> this is a regrettable error in our database systems that was discove
jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what happened? >> well, with little fanfare, shep, u.s. and nate officials in afghanistan removed from their web site the month-to-month figure saying attacks by the taliban were down by 7% last year. there seemed to be a mistake. a mistake that led to administration officials making statements like this. >> violence levels have been trending downward in the last two years after five years of steady increases beginning in...
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. >> reporter: if confirmed he'll be the first vietnam vet to lead the pentagon. >> i saw from the bottom. i see what happens. i saw the consequences and suffering and horrors of war. >> reporter: sam nunn strongly supports naegele's nomination. >> he comes from the republicans side but he has a lot of admirers of the democratic side. he knows defense. he's a war hero. >> reporter: if cop firmed he'll be the only one the president obama's cabinet. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> coming up on the "morning news," chain reaction crashes. it creates pileups in michigan and indiana. this is the "cbs morning news" an intense burning sensation like somebody had set it on fire. and the doctor said, cindie, you have shingles. he said, you had chickenpox when you were a little girl... i said, yes, i did. i don't think anybody ever thinks they're going to get shingles. but it happened to me. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like
. >> reporter: if confirmed he'll be the first vietnam vet to lead the pentagon. >> i saw from the bottom. i see what happens. i saw the consequences and suffering and horrors of war. >> reporter: sam nunn strongly supports naegele's nomination. >> he comes from the republicans side but he has a lot of admirers of the democratic side. he knows defense. he's a war hero. >> reporter: if cop firmed he'll be the only one the president obama's cabinet. danielle...
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with the pentagon and other departments already in crisis mode, the white house announced thursday that he had phoned them but wouldn't state more. was it to reach out for a decision or to reach out in order to compromise? >> the president shoek with senator mcconnell and the speaker. i have no content to read out to you. the two republican leaders pointed out this was the first time they reached out in ought mat imcuts in 2012. it will mean $1.2 trillion in across-the-board cuts. thursday president obama argued to friendly radio hosts that they're standing in his way for the wrong reasons. >> their basic view is nothing is important enough to raise taxes on well thi individuals or corporatio corporations. and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts and that's what behinds them at that the point. eric cantor put it this way in a statement. president obama has said that unless he gets a second tax hike, he will forced to let criminals loose on the streets, meats at your grocery store won't be inspected and emergency responders won't be able to do their jobs. these are false choice.
with the pentagon and other departments already in crisis mode, the white house announced thursday that he had phoned them but wouldn't state more. was it to reach out for a decision or to reach out in order to compromise? >> the president shoek with senator mcconnell and the speaker. i have no content to read out to you. the two republican leaders pointed out this was the first time they reached out in ought mat imcuts in 2012. it will mean $1.2 trillion in across-the-board cuts....
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the pentagon says it will reduce the naval presence sense in the persian gulf. the uss harry trumman to head to the gulf has been canceled. defense secretary leon panetta warns under the automatic cuts, pentagon workers could face additional cuts. >>> vice president joe biden choked up after speaking about the recent tragedy at sandy hook. >> when people tell me that you can't prevent these kinds of occurrences, that doesn't mean we can't do something to god forbid if it happens again, diminish the carnage. it matters. it matters. >> biden may have been made an emotional appeal to house democrats last night, urging them to support the oh bam in administration's gun control agenda as the vice president recounted specific examples of 1600 gun related deaths that december day to remind his audience as their obligation as lawmakers to act and on the political consequences of backing controversial gun legislation, biden argued, i promise you, times have changed. >>> this morning, the los angeles times is reporting that heads will roll at the l.a. county office. as ma
the pentagon says it will reduce the naval presence sense in the persian gulf. the uss harry trumman to head to the gulf has been canceled. defense secretary leon panetta warns under the automatic cuts, pentagon workers could face additional cuts. >>> vice president joe biden choked up after speaking about the recent tragedy at sandy hook. >> when people tell me that you can't prevent these kinds of occurrences, that doesn't mean we can't do something to god forbid if it happens...
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nearly half the deals will come from the pentagon which announced last week. wyatt andrews has that part of the story. >> reporter: tens of thousands of workers just in the shipyard& of virginia are at risk of losing their jobs because of the budget cuts. one of them is mike patterson, a pipefitter at bae systems. >> the major concern is the layoffs. when these jobs run out, there won't be any coming in behind them. >> reporter: so when these ships leave, the work runs out? >> the work runs out. >> reporter: the navy's budget cuts of $10.3 billion will fall hardest in the shipyards and involve the cancellation of maintenance and modernization of 22 warships this year. what does that mean? >> it's catastrophic to our industry, to our employee, and equally as important to the readiness of those ships. >> reporter: clifford says some of those navy cruise ships will lose weapons to their cruise ships. >> if we don't do that we may be sending a ship out in harm's way not as equipped as it should be because it doesn't have the current things to fight. >> reporter: l
nearly half the deals will come from the pentagon which announced last week. wyatt andrews has that part of the story. >> reporter: tens of thousands of workers just in the shipyard& of virginia are at risk of losing their jobs because of the budget cuts. one of them is mike patterson, a pipefitter at bae systems. >> the major concern is the layoffs. when these jobs run out, there won't be any coming in behind them. >> reporter: so when these ships leave, the work runs...
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but pentagon officials have confirmed the troops will help set up a previously reported u.s. airbase. the base will be used to fly drones for surveillance and potentially for missile strikes. outrage over israel's imprisonment of thousands of palestinians is growing after the death of a prisoner in israeli custody. these are the government claims the prisoner, arafat jaradat, died of a heart attack. but no signs of heart failure were found during the autopsy, and a palestinian doctor who examined his body says he saw visible signs of torture. arafat jaradat was arrested in the occupied west bank last week for throwing rocks at israeli settlers. at a news conference in ramallah, the palestinian authority minister for prisoner affairs said israel is responsible for arafat jaradat's death. >> there were visible marks in the autopsy that made it clear the detainee, arafat jaradat, was badly tortured, which caused his immediate death. israel bears the responsibility for killing during the interrogation. >> arafat jaradat's death sparked protests across the occupied west bank on su
but pentagon officials have confirmed the troops will help set up a previously reported u.s. airbase. the base will be used to fly drones for surveillance and potentially for missile strikes. outrage over israel's imprisonment of thousands of palestinians is growing after the death of a prisoner in israeli custody. these are the government claims the prisoner, arafat jaradat, died of a heart attack. but no signs of heart failure were found during the autopsy, and a palestinian doctor who...
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the pentagon will roll out medals for members of the military who contribute without action on the front lines. it's called the distinguishing warfare medals. >>> a kennedy was back at the white house but this time in handcuffs. r.f.k. jr. was there. his 18-year-old son connor and darryl hanna were also taken into custody. >>> president obama is laying out plans for life after the white house. he told the crowd in alabama he's looking forward to playing a little golf, firing and bash coug. >>> and new york mayer bloomberg wants a permanent ban on plastic containers. >>> overseas to georgia where things got heated between two politicians during a debate on live television. you can see two members of parliament clashing on the set. the topic of the debate, ways to reduce political violence. the irony. >>> the new website pendet tracker.com raises predictions on everything from sports to politics to finance. if you're there, don't put your money on pat buchanan. >>> and inews is out with a new survey own sex and relationships. it turns out 68% of the men say they married the best person the
the pentagon will roll out medals for members of the military who contribute without action on the front lines. it's called the distinguishing warfare medals. >>> a kennedy was back at the white house but this time in handcuffs. r.f.k. jr. was there. his 18-year-old son connor and darryl hanna were also taken into custody. >>> president obama is laying out plans for life after the white house. he told the crowd in alabama he's looking forward to playing a little golf, firing...
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by the senate armed services committee outgoing defense secretary leon panetta strongly defended the pentagon's response to the attack in benghazi that left chris stevenson and three others dead. there just wasn't enough time to get attack aircraft to the scene. >>> today, president obama will speak at a farewell dinner for panetta. he will be replaced by chuck hagel if replaced by the senate. >>> and michelle obama plans to travel to chicago to attend the funeral for 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. a band student and honor opportunity who participated in the inauguration festivities. hadiya was the victim of gun violence last week. fatally shot about a mile from the obama home. >>> wall street is bracing for a blizzard. keep an eye on linkedin today. the professional social media network shot up 10%. thanks to earnings that dealer doubled. >>> boeing stocks go higher. federal investigators have given the green light to testing of the dreamliner. >>> we'll see how apple fared day after. david iron horn called the company out for the bailout of cash. apple said it's consider the proposal of shares
by the senate armed services committee outgoing defense secretary leon panetta strongly defended the pentagon's response to the attack in benghazi that left chris stevenson and three others dead. there just wasn't enough time to get attack aircraft to the scene. >>> today, president obama will speak at a farewell dinner for panetta. he will be replaced by chuck hagel if replaced by the senate. >>> and michelle obama plans to travel to chicago to attend the funeral for...
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while being grilled by the senate armed services committee, had any onpanetta strongly defended the pentagon's response to the benghazi attack that left ambassador chris stevens and three other americans dead. panetta told lawmakers there just wasn't enough time to get u.s. forces or attack aircraft to the scene. >>> today president obama will speak at a military farewell service for panetta. >>> michelle obama plans to travel to chicago to attend tomorrow's funeral for 15-year-old hidea pendleton, an honor student and band major ret who participated in the inauguration festivities about a week before her death. hidea was the victim of random gun violence last week, fatally shot about a mile from the obamas' chicago-area home. no arrests have been made. >>> the big story of the day, that potentially historic blizzard bearing down on the northeast. if weather channel meteorologist jim cantore shows up in your town, that's got to be bad news. jim is live in boston for us this morning. what's the latest there? >> just to let you know how bad i think this one's going to be, i brought a yardstick.
while being grilled by the senate armed services committee, had any onpanetta strongly defended the pentagon's response to the benghazi attack that left ambassador chris stevens and three other americans dead. panetta told lawmakers there just wasn't enough time to get u.s. forces or attack aircraft to the scene. >>> today president obama will speak at a military farewell service for panetta. >>> michelle obama plans to travel to chicago to attend tomorrow's funeral for...
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joining me now is the cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence to talk about the tactics and the military. and how the military may have helped the police spy on this killer despite him hiding underground, also with us victor blackwell in midland city in alabama watching this unfold. victor, first, let me start with you. the standoff stretched for seven days and ended in just a mere matter of minutes. are we getting any more information from officials on why they decided to go in, how they decided to go in, and how they pulled this off? >> reporter: exactly. and this is a blend of both military science and social science. i will leave the military end up to chris. i'll tell you about the other element. we have reached out to the fbi contact, we have been speaking to this week, alabama state police, some sources who were close to the situation. we know this came down to the last 24 hours. and the fbi hostage rescue team, it's more than just the guys who go in to pull the child out. there are behavioral scientists, tactical technicians, the fbi swat, the negotiators, they are all here at th
joining me now is the cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence to talk about the tactics and the military. and how the military may have helped the police spy on this killer despite him hiding underground, also with us victor blackwell in midland city in alabama watching this unfold. victor, first, let me start with you. the standoff stretched for seven days and ended in just a mere matter of minutes. are we getting any more information from officials on why they decided to go in, how they...
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the cuts in spending would be divided between the pentagon and eliminating a number of agricultural subsidies. overall, democrats hope to replace $110 billion in automatic cuts, much of it set to begin march 1st. some facebook fans are not "liking" founder mark zuckerberg's move into the political spotlight. this week, zuckerberg and his wife hosted a fundraiser for new jersey governor chris christie. it was met by protesters angry because the governor cut funding for healthcare and planned parenthood. the majority of facebook users are women, and a petition has started online. zuckerberg's spokeswoman says the governor's record on education reform prompted the fundraiser. president obama's minimum wage plan isn't sitting well with republicans. he plans to raise wages from $7.25 to $9 and connect the increases to inflation, meaning wages rise with the cost of living. house speaker john boehner and other republicans say those adjustments will make it less affordable for employers to hire more workers. google is facing criticism for tmi - "too much information." reporters are questioning the se
the cuts in spending would be divided between the pentagon and eliminating a number of agricultural subsidies. overall, democrats hope to replace $110 billion in automatic cuts, much of it set to begin march 1st. some facebook fans are not "liking" founder mark zuckerberg's move into the political spotlight. this week, zuckerberg and his wife hosted a fundraiser for new jersey governor chris christie. it was met by protesters angry because the governor cut funding for healthcare and...
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at one point, acknowledging that he still needs to learn more about the pentagon, telling the committee, quote, if confirmed, i intend to know a lot more than i do. those were his exact words, diane. >> it was a bruising day. thank you so much, jonathan karl. >>> and in alabama tonight, law enforcement officials are searching for enough wisdom to prevent a tragedy. a standoff is under way, a frightened 5-year-old boy held hostage in an underground bunker. his captor has a gun. so, what should police do next? abc's gio benitez is there. >> reporter: just beyond that line of trees, a 5-year-old boy named ethan is spending his third terrifying day in captivity. dozens of police and s.w.a.t. teams have the property in this tiny alabama town surrounded. hostage negotiators have been talking regularly to the kidnapper, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes, through a ventilation pipe. >> it's an innocent kid. let him go back to his parents. he's crying for his parents and his grandparents and he does not know what's going on. >> reporter: police say the two are in a six by eight foot bunker four feet u
at one point, acknowledging that he still needs to learn more about the pentagon, telling the committee, quote, if confirmed, i intend to know a lot more than i do. those were his exact words, diane. >> it was a bruising day. thank you so much, jonathan karl. >>> and in alabama tonight, law enforcement officials are searching for enough wisdom to prevent a tragedy. a standoff is under way, a frightened 5-year-old boy held hostage in an underground bunker. his captor has a gun....
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. >> the pentagon makes good on a promise today. how they're reaching out to same-sex couples in the military. >>> an atlantic city casino, >>> coming up next, police take new steps to find a killer who brutally beat an elderly woman. we're right back. >>> welcome back at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> his decision is being praised around the world as honest and courageous. the pope's announcement today stunned the world when he said he will step down at the end of the month. pope benedict xiv says he's too old and too frail to lead his flock. the last time the pope did not die in office was the year 1415. >>> this is what it looked like when a tornado tore through hattiesburg, mississippi last night. the twister destroyed hundreds of homes and cars, knocked down trees, left a trail of debris. 60 people were hurt, but luckily no one was killed. >>> getting off to a cold start again tonight with more wind. >> veronica has the latest. >>> well, we're going to be dropping down into the 30s tonight. we stand at 54 degrees right now. we have o
. >> the pentagon makes good on a promise today. how they're reaching out to same-sex couples in the military. >>> an atlantic city casino, >>> coming up next, police take new steps to find a killer who brutally beat an elderly woman. we're right back. >>> welcome back at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> his decision is being praised around the world as honest and courageous. the pope's announcement today stunned the world when he said he will step down at the end...
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when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the midwest. you can see it is a huge system, as it sweeps across the country now from west to east. it has dumped more than two feet of snow outside denver. it's caused blizzard conditions through kansas, missouri, oklahoma, and they're having a genuine, classic winter evening in chicago. that's where we find weather channel meteorologist eric fisher on michigan avenue tonight. eric, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we're not seeing those up to hurricane-force gusts that we had across the plains that wreaked havoc yesterday, but we are seeing that same heavy, wet snow that's left over 100,000 people without electricity. in wichita this morning, they were digging out from the snowiest february on record. >> that's a lot of snow. it's not used to this. >> reporter: while aerials from oklahoma reveal the la
when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the midwest. you can see it is a huge system, as it sweeps across the country now from west to east. it has dumped more than two feet of snow outside denver. it's caused blizzard conditions through kansas, missouri,...
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martin this is breaking the set well there's really no shortage of disturbing news coming out of the pentagon these days the latest that would be the announcement that the you know d. is creating a new medal of honor a medal that honors those brave men and women who get behind their videogame like consuls an assassin a suspected terrorists from their air conditioned offices yet the drone king is now warning his drone operator minions for their outs danding valor it's called the distinguished warfare medal it will be awarded to individuals for their extraordinary achievement related to military operations that have occurred since nine eleven i'm thinking that it should look a little bit like this. because we all know what it cheaper and it is to leisurely sit behind a computer screen and kill kids at the touch of a button right because this this is the first combat related award created since the bronze star and nineteen forty four and for that matter it will stand higher in a ranking than the traditional bronze star medal you know one that you actually have to win by physically fighting for s
martin this is breaking the set well there's really no shortage of disturbing news coming out of the pentagon these days the latest that would be the announcement that the you know d. is creating a new medal of honor a medal that honors those brave men and women who get behind their videogame like consuls an assassin a suspected terrorists from their air conditioned offices yet the drone king is now warning his drone operator minions for their outs danding valor it's called the distinguished...
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martin this is breaking the set well there's seemingly no shortage of disturbing news coming out of the pentagon these days the latest now by the announcement that the you know d.c. is creating a new medal of honor a medal that honors those brave men and women who get behind their videogame like consuls an assassin a suspected terrorist from their air conditioned offices yet the drone king is now warning his drone operator minions for their outs danding valor it's called a distinguished warfare medal it will be awarded to individuals for their extraordinary achievement related to military operations that have occurred since nine eleven i'm thinking that it should look a little bit like this. because we all know what it cheaper and it is the laser only sit behind a computer screen and kill kids with the touch of a button right because this this is the first combat related award created since the bronze star and nineteen forty four and for that matter it will stand higher in a ranking than the traditional bronze star medal you know one that you actually have to win by physically fighting for so co
martin this is breaking the set well there's seemingly no shortage of disturbing news coming out of the pentagon these days the latest now by the announcement that the you know d.c. is creating a new medal of honor a medal that honors those brave men and women who get behind their videogame like consuls an assassin a suspected terrorist from their air conditioned offices yet the drone king is now warning his drone operator minions for their outs danding valor it's called a distinguished warfare...
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martin this is breaking the set well there's really no shortage of disturbing news coming out of the pentagon these days the latest that would be the announcement that the do you know d. is creating a new medal of honor a medal that honors those brave men and women who get behind their videogame like consuls and assassinate suspected terrorists from their air conditioned offices yet the drone king is now warning his drone operator minions for their oaths standing valor it's called a distinguished warfare medal and will be awarded to individuals for their extraordinary achievement related to military operations that have occurred since nine eleven i'm thinking that it should look a little bit like this. because we all know one of the cheaper it is to lazy sit behind a computer screen and kill kids at the touch of a button right look at this this is the first combat related award created since the bronze star and nineteen forty four and for that matter it will stand higher in a ranking than the traditional bronze star medal you know one that you actually have to win by physically fighting for s
martin this is breaking the set well there's really no shortage of disturbing news coming out of the pentagon these days the latest that would be the announcement that the do you know d. is creating a new medal of honor a medal that honors those brave men and women who get behind their videogame like consuls and assassinate suspected terrorists from their air conditioned offices yet the drone king is now warning his drone operator minions for their oaths standing valor it's called a...
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the pentagon has not commented on the video. iran said they took down the drone in december of 2011 in northeast iran. at time u.s. officials admitted the drone was missing. president obama asked iran to return it. >> president obama says the new pick for the c.i.a. chief will face a lot of questions for the drone warm. john brennan will testify in half an hour. he is expected to be grilled about strikes targeting terrorists overseas. >> boeing 787 dreamliner has safely landed in washington in the first test flight since the fleet was grounded around the world. the jet flew from texas with a skeletal crew and landed in the past hour at boeing facility in washington state. the flight is happening as a federal safety official urges the government to revoke approval for the batteries used in the dreamliner. several jets had fired sparked by the we batteries. a boeing official says it will not talk about compensating affected airlines until after the grounded jets are back in service. >> mike nicco is right when he predicted the rai
the pentagon has not commented on the video. iran said they took down the drone in december of 2011 in northeast iran. at time u.s. officials admitted the drone was missing. president obama asked iran to return it. >> president obama says the new pick for the c.i.a. chief will face a lot of questions for the drone warm. john brennan will testify in half an hour. he is expected to be grilled about strikes targeting terrorists overseas. >> boeing 787 dreamliner has safely landed in...
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david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> before romesha's medal of honor ceremony, his son provided comic relief. 1 1/2-year-old colin got behind the president's podium and tried to climb up on the chair reserved for his dad. a show stealer. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs morning news," charlie rose sits down with dick cheney. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- www.vitac.com and i'm michelle griego. time is 4:-- here >>> good morning. happy fat tuesday, by the way. february 12, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is just about 4:30. let's check the weather. it's fat tuesday so live it up today. >> this is a good day to do in. a little patchy fog in the bay area but looks like we'll see a lot of sunshine in most spots by the afternoon. 30s and 40s now. much warmer weather is on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. >> we'll check the bay bridge toll plaza. so far it looks good heading into san francisco. we have a crash in daly city
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still trying to identify two other suspects no arrests so far in monday's heist at the zales store in pentagon city. >>> a manhunt is under way across southern california for a former los angeles police officer suspected of shooting several officers overnight. he's also a suspect in a double murder that happened earlier this week. edward lawrence has the latest information from riverside, california. >> reporter: police officers in nine southern california counties are on high alert. they consider themselves possible targets of a former los angeles police officer suspected in two overnight shootings. one police officer was shot and killed in riverside an hour east of los angeles while another was seriously injured. >> our officers were stopped at an intersection at a red light when they were ambushed. >> reporter: investigators say the suspect is former lapd officer and navy reservist christopher dorner who posted an online manifesto threatening police officials and their families. investigators have been out here all morning collecting evidence, even at the crime scene. police are here with t
still trying to identify two other suspects no arrests so far in monday's heist at the zales store in pentagon city. >>> a manhunt is under way across southern california for a former los angeles police officer suspected of shooting several officers overnight. he's also a suspect in a double murder that happened earlier this week. edward lawrence has the latest information from riverside, california. >> reporter: police officers in nine southern california counties are on high...
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in a statement to abc news, the pentagon says survivors of the fort hood shooting are eligible for the same medical benefits of all service members, but some in congress, including the chairman of the house homeland security committee michael mccall, say they will introduce legislation to require the fort hood victims receive the purple heart and other benefits they say they are now being denied. terry? >> thanks, brian, for that important story. we'll keep you posted on it. >>> it is time now for our closing arguments, tackling the issues the president confronted in the state of the union address. confronting gun violence, the troop drawdown. which do you think is most important to our country right now? tell us what you think at the "nightline" facebook page. tweet us @nightline and thanks for watching abc news. we'll see you here tomorrow.
in a statement to abc news, the pentagon says survivors of the fort hood shooting are eligible for the same medical benefits of all service members, but some in congress, including the chairman of the house homeland security committee michael mccall, say they will introduce legislation to require the fort hood victims receive the purple heart and other benefits they say they are now being denied. terry? >> thanks, brian, for that important story. we'll keep you posted on it. >>>...
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. >>> the pentagon made a big announcement as we headed into the weekend. it's putting the country's single largest weapons program on hold. all 51 of the pentagon's new f-35 fighter jets will be grounded following the discovery of a cracked turbine blade in one of the plane's engines. it's the second time in two weeks the government has had to pause the $396 billion weapons program. >>> trouble for another big program tonight. at this moment the most contaminated nuclear site in the country is leaking a mix of radioactive and toxic material into the soil. the waste is coming from old underground tanks in washington state's hanford nuclear reservation, a site that produced plutonium for the bombs dropped in world war ii. officials say the leak is not an immediate threat since it will likely take years for the chemicals to reach the groundwater. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, finding the next big breakthroughs in medicine. a new generation of scientists gets millions to make it happen. >>> the new power of the internet is driving a song
. >>> the pentagon made a big announcement as we headed into the weekend. it's putting the country's single largest weapons program on hold. all 51 of the pentagon's new f-35 fighter jets will be grounded following the discovery of a cracked turbine blade in one of the plane's engines. it's the second time in two weeks the government has had to pause the $396 billion weapons program. >>> trouble for another big program tonight. at this moment the most contaminated nuclear site...
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the military alone will see a $46 billion cut from the pentagon budget. >>> fresh off their super bowl win, ravens are raising ticket prices. but the ravens say the ticket increase was already planned, has nothing to do with super bowl win. this is the first increase in your years and -- four years and only the 6th since the stadium opened in 1998. tickets will go up about 10%. ravens are also expected to announce a plan for improvements and renovations to the stadium. season ticket holders should look for their renewal letters in the mail this week. >> okay. >>> and bob tells us, because of inflation, he's going to have to raise the price of his five-day forecast. right? >> sure. >> a dollar. >> 32 cents. it's going to cost you 32 cents more. >>> we have -- january headed our way. >>> 44 now. southwest winds at 12. barometer falling a little bit. maybe a shower. even a rumble of thunder possible between now and about 6:30. just got a report out of hagerstown of thunder and lightning. then we'll clear out. have the report after this. >>> a live view from sky eye chopper 13. clouds stil
the military alone will see a $46 billion cut from the pentagon budget. >>> fresh off their super bowl win, ravens are raising ticket prices. but the ravens say the ticket increase was already planned, has nothing to do with super bowl win. this is the first increase in your years and -- four years and only the 6th since the stadium opened in 1998. tickets will go up about 10%. ravens are also expected to announce a plan for improvements and renovations to the stadium. season ticket...
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internal pentagon documents show the army would have to stop bringing in equipment for overall at its maintenance depots. much of it badly in need of repair after a decade of war. the navy would shut down four of its nine carrier airwaves. once shut down, it would take the air wicks nine to 12 months to regain their full fighting cape -blgt. and that's just for the rest of this fiscal year. if the budget crisis is not resolved, a new round of furloughs and cuts would begin with the start of the next fiscal year on october 1. >> pelley: david, thank you. like we said it's not just the defense budget. every federal agency is facing the knife and we asked chip reid to fill us in on that. >> reporter: the f.b.i. says the budget cuts would require all employees, including special agents, to be furloughed for up to 14 days. jan fedarcyk is the former head of the f.b.i.'s new york field office. what do you think the top managers at the f.b.i. are most worried about? >> i'm sure they are most worried about what does this mean within the national security arena. that's probably at the top of t
internal pentagon documents show the army would have to stop bringing in equipment for overall at its maintenance depots. much of it badly in need of repair after a decade of war. the navy would shut down four of its nine carrier airwaves. once shut down, it would take the air wicks nine to 12 months to regain their full fighting cape -blgt. and that's just for the rest of this fiscal year. if the budget crisis is not resolved, a new round of furloughs and cuts would begin with the start of the...
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white house, senator lindsey graham is vowing to hold up the nominations of chuck hagel to lead the pentagon and john brennan the c.i.a. and the incredible shrinking automobile: lucy craft in tokyo test-drives a new generation of microcar. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. the worst winter storm of the season has moved on. but the state of emergency has not. in six northeastern states, here is the latest tonight. the blizzard's death toll stands at 11. 357,000 customers remain without power. 40 million people across the region were affected. the storm dropped record or near record amounts of snow in many locations, with hamden connecticut, recording the single biggest total of all, 40 inches of snow. that's where manual bojorquez is
white house, senator lindsey graham is vowing to hold up the nominations of chuck hagel to lead the pentagon and john brennan the c.i.a. and the incredible shrinking automobile: lucy craft in tokyo test-drives a new generation of microcar. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. the worst winter storm of the season has moved on. but the state of emergency has not. in six northeastern states, here is the latest...
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top story and jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon, does it looks like this sequester is going to happen? >> it was never supposed to. congress only has 16 days to act to stop these huge cuts from going into effect. joint chiefs and deputy defense secretary were on capitol hill outlining the danger. >> secretary panetta and i have been using the word devastating for 16 months now. i testified last august to the consequences of sequestration if it was to occur. now, the wolf is at the door. >> i begin my career in a hollow army, i do not want to end my career in a hollow army. >> this would be the steepest, biggest reduction in total obligated go authority for the defense department in history at a time that is more dangerous than it's ever been. >> the navy had to cancel the deployment to the u.s.s. truman. army chief warned they would have to curtail training 80% of the ground forces. 3,000 small businesses will lose army contracts and could face bankruptcy they warned if sequester is not stopped. >> shep: on another subject, the president tonight at the state of the union expect
top story and jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon, does it looks like this sequester is going to happen? >> it was never supposed to. congress only has 16 days to act to stop these huge cuts from going into effect. joint chiefs and deputy defense secretary were on capitol hill outlining the danger. >> secretary panetta and i have been using the word devastating for 16 months now. i testified last august to the consequences of sequestration if it was to occur. now, the wolf is...
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. >>> the pentagon announced a groundbreaking decision this morning extending some military benefits to same-sex partners. the move comes about a year and a half after the u.s. military ended its don't ask/don't tell policy. in the statement leon panetta said the military would no longer provide some benefits to heterosexual couples while denaying them to same-sex couples in the -- denying them to same-sex couples in the military. the change does not extend some housing benefits because the pentagon says the issue requires more review. >>> people in parts of the northeast are still digging out and trying to get back to their normal routines today in the aftermath of the weekend's big nor'easter. the storm dropped up to three feet of snow from new york to maine. the weather system is being blamed for at least 15 deaths in the northeast and canada. utility crews from around the world are working to restore electricity across the region. about 130,000 customers still do not have power. that's down from 650,000 in eight states at the height of the storms. massachusetts was the hardest hi
. >>> the pentagon announced a groundbreaking decision this morning extending some military benefits to same-sex partners. the move comes about a year and a half after the u.s. military ended its don't ask/don't tell policy. in the statement leon panetta said the military would no longer provide some benefits to heterosexual couples while denaying them to same-sex couples in the -- denying them to same-sex couples in the military. the change does not extend some housing benefits...
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been misleading. >> shepard: what is the pentagon saying now? >> day blame the afghans. the afghan commanders forgot to submit their field reports so the pentagon data was misleading. quote: during a quality control check we became aware that some data was incorrectly entered into the database that is used for tracking security-related incident across afghanistan. >> a regrettable error in our database system that was discovered during a routine quality check. we're making the appropriate adjustments. in spite of the theater adjustments, our assessment for the fundamentalled of progress in afghanistan remains positive. >> nato has taken down the misleading figures from their web site and are revicing them. there's no work inthey -- >> shepard: jennifer griffin at the pentagon with progress from afghanistan is positive. stay tuned. >>> this is what happening when a person testifies in their open murder trial. the prosecution going averageddy arias with a scrapple, talking about the day she killed her boyfriend. >>> the harlem globe trotter and fo
been misleading. >> shepard: what is the pentagon saying now? >> day blame the afghans. the afghan commanders forgot to submit their field reports so the pentagon data was misleading. quote: during a quality control check we became aware that some data was incorrectly entered into the database that is used for tracking security-related incident across afghanistan. >> a regrettable error in our database system that was discovered during a routine quality check. we're making the...
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the pentagon says that's because of fewer enemy attacks. and the fact that afghans, now, are taking over more of their own security operations. >>> if you're about to chow down on an egg mcmuffin this morning, you're probably not alone. a new study shows just how much fast food americans eat. adults ate 11% of their daily calories in fast food over a four-year period. topping the survey, nonhispanic black adults who ate one-fifth of their diet from fast food. and the over-60 crowd, ate fast food just 6% of the time. >>> well, drinking coffee can apparently give you the jolt you need to live longer. a new study of older americans found three cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of early death by 10% to 15%. too much caffeine used to be considered unhealthy. but researchers say, the more coffee people consumed the less likely they are to die from injuries, heart disease, stroke and other ailments. >> staff on this show shall live forever. >>> and speaking of coffee, police near seattle say some local coffee joints there have been serving
the pentagon says that's because of fewer enemy attacks. and the fact that afghans, now, are taking over more of their own security operations. >>> if you're about to chow down on an egg mcmuffin this morning, you're probably not alone. a new study shows just how much fast food americans eat. adults ate 11% of their daily calories in fast food over a four-year period. topping the survey, nonhispanic black adults who ate one-fifth of their diet from fast food. and the over-60 crowd, ate...
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. >> sreenivasan: for the first time, pentagon leaders said today they had supported arming the rebels in syria. defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey chair of the joint chiefs said they made that recommendation to president obama. panetta told a senate hearing that, in the end, the president decided against sending in arms. instead, the u.s. has provided only humanitarian aid to the rebels. secretary panetta also defended the military's response to the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the assault killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. panetta testified there'd been no specific warning of an imminent attack, so u.s. forces were too far away to respond. >> the united states military, as i've said, is not and frankly should not be a 911 service capable of arriving on the scene within minutes to every possible contingency around the world. the u.s. military has neither the resources nor the responsibility to have a firehouse next to every u.s. facility in the world. >> sreenivasan: republican senator john mccain of arizona argued the
. >> sreenivasan: for the first time, pentagon leaders said today they had supported arming the rebels in syria. defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey chair of the joint chiefs said they made that recommendation to president obama. panetta told a senate hearing that, in the end, the president decided against sending in arms. instead, the u.s. has provided only humanitarian aid to the rebels. secretary panetta also defended the military's response to the attack on the...
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he is a front man for massive budget cuts in the pentagon that obama needs to do in order to keep financing the social safety net. >> we have no answers about whatback is doing in north africa and what the vick to -- the risk is to ourselves. >>gregg: lots of disappointing numbers on the u.s. economy, and how it will shake out in washington our insiders are back in a moment. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] truth is, a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ angry gibberish ] [ fake coughs ] y that was my fault sir. [ male announcer ] alka seltzer plus severe sinus. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ male announcer ] try alka seltzer plus severe sinus day and night for complete relief from your worst sinus symptoms. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their sh
he is a front man for massive budget cuts in the pentagon that obama needs to do in order to keep financing the social safety net. >> we have no answers about whatback is doing in north africa and what the vick to -- the risk is to ourselves. >>gregg: lots of disappointing numbers on the u.s. economy, and how it will shake out in washington our insiders are back in a moment. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my...
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jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. jenna: well, right now we're hearing the panicked 911 calls after a race car crash at the daytona 500. rick has more for us. >> reporter: this was our top story on fox on saturday afternoon, and you can imagine the level of cay -- chaos in the stands. large pieces of a race car had just flown through the air and struck spectators after a wild last-lap crash. 33 people in all injured, seven of them still in the hospital all recovering, all in stable condition, thankfully. listen to a 911 call just released made by someone there on the scene. >> reporter: officials say that folks were able to get to those injured within a couple of seconds in some cases. three of the people hurt have already hired a law firm to represent them in a possible lawsuit. the president of daytona international speedway says officials are looking into whether improvements or changes should be put in place for future races at the track. jenna: what a good, calm good samaritan who made that call. you want to be a
jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. jenna: well, right now we're hearing the panicked 911 calls after a race car crash at the daytona 500. rick has more for us. >> reporter: this was our top story on fox on saturday afternoon, and you can imagine the level of cay -- chaos in the stands. large pieces of a race car had just flown through the air and struck spectators after a wild last-lap crash. 33 people in all injured, seven of them still in the hospital all recovering, all in...